Accountability

Accountability provides reassurance to women who choose CPMs as their care providers and to states who utilize the CPM for legal recognition.  The process validates continued competency and professional conduct.  In addition to recertification, NARM utilizes three levels of oversight and review of CPM practice: Community Peer Review, Complaint Review, and the Grievance Mechanism.

Position Statement on Shared Decision Making and Informed Consent The North American Registry of Midwives recognizes The collaborative processes that engages the midwife and client in decision-making with information about treatment options, and facilitates the incorporation of client preferences and values into the plan of care.Shared Decision Making and Informed Consent as the cornerstones of …

NARM Workshops NARM can offer a variety of workshops to be presented at state midwifery association meetings or regional conferences. Only CPMs may attend the Qualified Evaluator workshop or the Test Writing workshop; all midwives, students, and consumers are welcome at other workshops. There is a $75 fee for the Qualified Evaluator workshop, but no …

A complaint will be addressed with the Complaint Review or Grievance Mechanism only if the client whose course of care has prompted the complaint is willing to sign a records release. With a records release, her chart will be confidentially reviewed and discussed by the midwives participating in the Grievance Mechanism. Without the client’s permission …

The NARM Certified Professional Midwife credential may be revoked for the following reasons: Falsification of Application or Recertification information to NARM or fraudulent use of the CPM credential to the public. Failure to participate in the Grievance Mechanism or to abide by the conditions set as a result of the Grievance Mechanism. Infractions of the …